Education

Teachers vote for rolling strikes

Primary school teachers and principals will strike again next month. The teachers union (NZEI) says a rolling strike will begin on 12 November in the Auckland... Read More

Hidden Dangers in Food Safety

Tauranga's Café Scientifique will be hosting a free public talk on the hidden dangers in food safety on Thursday October 25 at the Tauranga Sport Fishing... Read More

A glimpse inside one of the Bay’s top schools

Spending a day experiencing what it's like to attend one of the Bay's top schools is proving a hit with potential students. ACG Tauranga, an independent preschool,... Read More

The healthy way to go

Tamariki across the Bay of Plenty are being given a head start on healthy habits thanks to a brand new range of health resources given at their routine B4 School... Read More

Wharfies, Niagara Falls and the weather

Today we are expecting morning cloud clearing to a fine day. Also a light wind and sea breezes. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 21 and an... Read More

New Zealand’s Healthiest Schools Challenge

The six-week New Zealand Healthiest Schools Challenge kicked off on October 16. A total of 57,000 children are taking part from more than 500 schools around... Read More

Death Robots and Noir Detectives

A film featuring time travel, spaceships and a relentless death robot won the top award in the International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand National 2018... Read More

Do you have reservation sir?

'Some diners thought that because nine and ten-year-olds were cooking, they'd be getting fairy bread and sausage rolls.” But ‘executive chef' and... Read More

Otumoetai’s spelling whizz

Months of training will come to a head for Otumoetai College's Caitlin Reid next month, when she takes on 18 of the country's top spellers to compete for the coveted... Read More

Hands-on wānanga for coastal health

About 40 Western Bay of Plenty schoolchildren have joined Waikato University scientists, Manaaki Te Awanui, NIWA, DoC and iwi experts for hands-on lessons in marine... Read More

From Whakatane to Arizona, via Waikato

Whakatane girl Devon Seymour is a long way from home. Currently on an exchange programme at Arizona State University as part of her graduate studies at the University... Read More

Williamson and Burling to share supreme award

Tauranga's sporting royalty will be honoured at the 60th anniversary of Tauranga Boys' College over Labour Weekend. Black Caps captain and world class batsman... Read More